Method of making a finger ring



Feb. 13, 1934. TQ FQSTERv 1,947,254

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Patented Feb. 13, 1934 1,947,254

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE METHOD OF MAKING A FINGER RING Tony E. Foster, Indianapolis, Ind., assignor to Herff Jones Company, Indianapolis, Ind., a corporation Application December 1, 1932 Serial N0. 645,199

4 Claims. (01. 29-1605) This invention relates to the method of making formed of gold or precious metal from which the a finger ring, and particularly that type of ring finger band is formed. A filler of silver or commonly known as an all metal or stone less precious metal is blanked out to conform ring used extensively with fraternal, school or with the shape of the recessed portion 13 having 5 class emblems imposed thereon. the ends thereof substantially of the thickness The principal object of the invention is to proof the shoulders 16, said filler increasing in thickduce a ring of this general character which is ness towards the center thereof, as indicated at formed of two difierent metals, principally gold 17, but provided with a concave recess 18 to proand silver, in such manner as to give the desired V de a fiat b s w p 10 weight and wearing qualities while enabling the The filler piece 15 is then soldered or fused to cost of material to be substantially reduced. It e l nked ut fin er b nd, as illu r t d in Fi has been common practice to form rings with a 3, after which it is placed in a die and stamped base or filler of a cheaper metal, such as silver, in o shape, as ust t in As shown in on which a gold facing, of sufficient thickness Fig. 4, it will be noted that the peculiarly shaped 15 to meet Wearing requirements, is secured by filler 1'7 with the concave portion 18 is reversed by soldering or fusing. It is the purpose of this the stamping so that it is formed with a fiat surinvention, however, to utilize this principle in face and the metal of the filler is pu p constructing a ring having a gold finger band provide a reversed concave portion on the upper with a silver filling, in such manner that the Side, s i ated at 13% Therellpen, e finger 20 silver surface will not be exposed through wear. band portions 1 a bent d w y into a Where silver is employed for makin a finger curved position, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. band which is overlaid or gold plated, the wear 4, d aw the surface 13 from the concave form thereof is such as to shortly wear through the 13a to a fiat form prov the base 13 0f t gold overlay or plate. Thus, it is highly desirable ring, as il ust a in 6, the angular D 25 that the finger band be made of solid gold, while tions providing the thickened shoulders The still employing silver fillers for the emblem porfing r band b a k is d 50 as to provide a Solid tion of the ring. gold finger band in the finished ring whereby The full nature of the invention will be una y am unt f w a v d h y wi t derstood from the accompanying drawing a d alter the appearance or surface thereof. How- 80 the following description and claims: ever, the filler piece is of a less precious metal,

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a central vertical 580- u h as si v wh h w l be u p s d in w artion through the finished ring shown in perspecn tive. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the finger To form the thick crown of the ring upon which band blank with filler piece. Fig. 3 'is a central the emblem is mounted, there is provided a filler 5 vertical section through the finger band inverted iece 20 over which an overlay or finishing crown with filler attached ready for stamping and piece 21 is mounted. The filler piece is of less forming. Fig. 4 is a central vertical section precious metal, such as silver, and is appreciably through the finger band blank and filler showing thicker than the crown piece 21 which is of gold it formed in dotted lines after stamping. Fig, or the like. These two pieces are soldered or 40 '5 is a perspective view of the crown including fused together, after which they are formed or 5 the crown piece and filler. Fig. 6 is a central stamped, causing the edges of the crown piece 21 vertical section through the formed finger band to be drawn down over the edges of the filler Piece blank and crown prior to finishing. Fig. 7 is the 0, as S own i t e upp P t of same as Fig. 2 showing a modified form. Figs. The finger band portion having been drawn 45 8 and 9 are the same as Fig. 1 showing modified into form, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. forms of the crown and ornamented structure. 4, the crown, as above formed, is then soldered,

In the drawing there is illustrated a ring havfused or otherwise secured in place'thereon, as

ing a finger band 10 and emblem 12. Said ring illustrated in its entirety in Fig. 6. Thereupon is formed by blanking out the finger band with a the emblem 12, formed in the same manner with 50 central recessed portion 13 and oppositely extenda filler 12a, is secured upon the crown piece 21 ,ing finger band portions 14. Said portions 14 are to complete the structure of the ring. substantially twice or three times as thick as the From the foregoing, it will be noted that the recessed portion 13, which in turn is of a width lower half of the finger band 10, that portion substantially the desired length of the emblem receiving the greatest wear, is of solid gold, as portion of the finished ring. Said blank is formed in the finished ring from the finger band 11" blank, the fillers 15, 20 and 12a being entirely contained within a covering of precious metal or exposed only within the interior of the ring adjacent the crown.

Fig. 7 is a modified form illustrating the finger bandblank 114 provided with a walled recess 113 surrounded by the wall 116 into which the filler piece 115 is imbedded and secured in the same manner as above described. In this modified form there will be no exposure of the edges of the filler piece, as is the case in the abovedescribed structure. However, said edges, when polished, are barely distinguishable. Furthermore, the filler piece 115 is covered with'a surfacing piece 117 of precious metal, so that the filler metal will not be exposed on the upper side of the interior of the finger band.

Fig. 8 shows a construction of an all metal ring having a hollow or open space intermediate the crown and emblem, said hollow space being surrounded by a ring-like filler 220 covered by the crown piece 221 formed in the above-described manner, with a seat into which a filler 222 is positioned with the edges of the crown piece 221 peened over to secure it in place and cover the outer edges thereof, the filler 222 being protected by another crown piece 223 of precious metal upon which the emblem with the filler 12a is mounted. In this construction the precious metal does not extend entirely over the filler 15, but

. terminates in short flanges, as indicated at 224.

Fig, 9 illustrates the same invention as applied to a stone ring,,the structure being similar to that shown in Fig. 8 with a stone 225 seated in the crown and secured thereto by the edges 221 peened over to secure it in place and cover the outer edges thereof. Where desired, any suitable emblem may be mounted over the stone 225.

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of making a finger ring consisting in forming a flat blank of precious metal with a recess in one side thereof, securing a filler within said recess having a thickened central portion provided with a curved recess therein, stamping said combined blank and filler to reverse the formation thereof whereby the thickened portion with the central recess will be said finger band extended to the other side of the filler with the precious metal covering the surface thereof, and

thereafter bending the ends of the blank to provide a finger band, causing the recessed portion to be straightened out to provide a substantially fiat surface.

2. Amethod of making a finger ring consisting in forming a flat blank of precious metal with a recess in one side thereof, securing a filler within said recess having a thickened central portion provided with a curved recess therein, stamping said combined blank and filler to reverse the formation thereof whereby the thickened portion with the central recess will be extended to the other side of the filler with "the precious metal covering the surface thereof, thereafter bending the ends of the blank to provide a finger band, causing the recessed portion to be straightened out to provide a fiat surfaced crown portion, providing a crown piece having a crown filler, and securing the same over said flattened surface.

3. A method of making a finger ring consisting in forming a blank of precious metal with the finger band portions extending away from each other in the same plane, providing a recessed portion intermediate the finger band portions, securing a filler within said recess having a thickened central portion provided with a curved recess on one side thereof, and thereafter bending portions to provide a circular finger band.

4. A method of making a finger ring consisting in forming a blank of precious metal with the finger band portions extending away from each other in the same plane, providing a recessed portion intermediate the finger band portions, securing a filler within said recess having a thickened central portion provided with a curved recess on one side thereof and a fiat surface on the other side extending in the same plane as said finger band portions, and thereafter bending said finger band portions and filler to provide a circular finger band causing the recessed portion of the filler to be straightened out to provide a substantially flat surface.

TONY E. FOSTER. 

